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Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
Eve of Ascension
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 3:27-32; Proverbs 10:2; Proverbs 11:1; Proverbs 13:3; Proverbs 13:11; Proverbs 14:2; Proverbs 14:5; Proverbs 15:27; Proverbs 16:6; Proverbs 16:8; Proverbs 16:11; Proverbs 17:2; Proverbs 17:8; Proverbs 17:23; Proverbs 20:21; Proverbs 21:3; Proverbs 21:6-8; Proverbs 22:22-23; Proverbs 24:23-26; Proverbs 28:3; Proverbs 28:6; Proverbs 28:8; Proverbs 31:8-9

N84New International Version (1984)
NIVNew International Version
Proverbs 3:27
- Variant Count: 2
Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.
Proverbs 3:27
- Variant Count: 3 (15%)
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.
Proverbs 3:28
- Variant Count: 4
Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow"- when you now have it with you.
Proverbs 3:28
- Variant Count: 6 (26%)
Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back tomorrow and I'll give it to you"— when you already have it with you.
Proverbs 3:29
- Variant Count: None
Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.
Proverbs 3:29
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.
Proverbs 3:30
- Variant Count: 5
Do not accuse a man for no reason- when he has done you no harm.
Proverbs 3:30
- Variant Count: 5 (33%)
Do not accuse anyone for no reason— when they have done you no harm.
Proverbs 3:31
- Variant Count: 3
Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways,
Proverbs 3:31
- Variant Count: 3 (25%)
Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways.
Proverbs 3:32
- Variant Count: 2
for the LORD detests a perverse man but takes the upright into his confidence.
Proverbs 3:32
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
For the Lord detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence.
Proverbs 10:2
- Variant Count: 2
Ill-gotten treasures are of no value, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 10:2
- Variant Count: 3 (25%)
Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:1
- Variant Count: 4
The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.
Proverbs 11:1
- Variant Count: 6 (46%)
The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.
Proverbs 13:3
- Variant Count: 8
He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.
Proverbs 13:3
- Variant Count: 9 (50%)
Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
Proverbs 13:11
- Variant Count: 2
Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.
Proverbs 13:11
- Variant Count: 2 (13%)
Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
Proverbs 14:2
- Variant Count: 8
He whose walk is upright fears the LORD, but he whose ways are devious despises him.
Proverbs 14:2
- Variant Count: 8 (47%)
Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly, but those who despise him are devious in their ways.
Proverbs 14:5
- Variant Count: 1
A truthful witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.
Proverbs 14:5
- Variant Count: 3 (21%)
An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.
Proverbs 15:27
- Variant Count: 7
A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 15:27
- Variant Count: 8 (50%)
The greedy bring ruin to their households, but the one who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 16:6
- Variant Count: 3
Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil.
Proverbs 16:6
- Variant Count: 2 (11%)
Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.
Proverbs 16:8
- Variant Count: None
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
Proverbs 16:8
- Variant Count: 1 (9%)
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
Proverbs 16:11
- Variant Count: 1
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are of his making.
Proverbs 16:11
- Variant Count: 2 (10%)
Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are of his making.
Proverbs 17:2
- Variant Count: 2
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
- Variant Count: 3 (15%)
A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
Proverbs 17:8
- Variant Count: 6
A bribe is a charm to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
Proverbs 17:8
- Variant Count: 12 (54%)
A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.
Proverbs 17:23
- Variant Count: 5
A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice.
Proverbs 17:23
- Variant Count: 3 (23%)
The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.
Proverbs 20:21
- Variant Count: 3
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.
Proverbs 20:21
- Variant Count: 4 (30%)
An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.
Proverbs 21:3
- Variant Count: None
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:3
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:6
- Variant Count: None
A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
Proverbs 21:6
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
Proverbs 21:7
- Variant Count: None
The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
Proverbs 21:7
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
Proverbs 21:8
- Variant Count: None
The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
Proverbs 21:8
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
Proverbs 22:22
- Variant Count: None
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
Proverbs 22:22
- Variant Count: 5 (22%)

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Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
Proverbs 22:23
- Variant Count: 5
for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who plunder them.
Proverbs 22:23
- Variant Count: 4 (26%)
for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life.
Proverbs 24:23
- Variant Count: None
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:
Proverbs 24:23
- Variant Count: 4 (18%)
class="proverbs-major">Further Sayings of the Wise These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:
Proverbs 24:24
- Variant Count: 6
Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent"- peoples will curse him and nations denounce him.
Proverbs 24:24
- Variant Count: 8 (44%)
Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent," will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
Proverbs 24:25
- Variant Count: 1
But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
Proverbs 24:25
- Variant Count: 2 (10%)
But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them.
Proverbs 24:26
- Variant Count: None
An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 24:26
- Variant Count: 1 (9%)
An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 28:3
- Variant Count: None
A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
Proverbs 28:3
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
Proverbs 28:6
- Variant Count: 4
Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
Proverbs 28:6
- Variant Count: 3 (20%)
Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.
Proverbs 28:8
- Variant Count: 3
He who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:8
- Variant Count: 6 (26%)
Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
Proverbs 31:8
- Variant Count: 1
"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.
Proverbs 31:8
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.
Proverbs 31:9
- Variant Count: 5
Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character
Proverbs 31:9
- Variant Count: 2 (14%)
Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
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